PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: The Grove Park Sunset Mountain Neighborhood will hold its annual Tour of Homes celebrating 10 unique homes in the Grove Park historic area. Come get ideas for your own home or just appreciate what others have done to theirs! All Tour proceeds go directly to the restoration and maintenance of […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Authors Out of Carolina—a collective of Charlotte authors, Kim Wright, Erika Marks, and Joy Callaway—will be doing a panel discussion on writing strong women at Malaprops Bookstore in Asheville at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 13th. The Fifth Avenue Artists Society by Joy Callaway The Bronx, 1891. Virginia Loftin, the […]
In addition to the show listed below, River Whyless plays The Orange Peel on Saturday, Oct. 8. PRESS RELEASE FROM HARVEST RECORDS: On Friday, August 26th, at 3 pm, we will have an in-store performance by River Whyless. That’s also the release date for their new album, “We All the Light,” and we’ll have plenty […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATIONAL STORYTELLING NETWORK: The National Storytelling Network (NSN www.storynet.org) recently announced that Gwenda LedBetter of Asheville, NC is a recipient of the NSN ORACLE Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to individuals in the storytelling community who have dedicated their lives to the art form of storytelling and who have demonstrated […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM HARVEST RECORDS: This Saturday, August 13 we’re celebrating our 12th birthday, and it’s our biggest one yet. We’re sitting on a giant pile of CDs, LPs, and 45s that we’ve been saving for this very occasion, and when I say “giant pile,” I mean “entire basement full.” It’s not just the basement […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZER: Join us for the Eighth Annual Queer Girls Literary Reading at the Mothlight (701 Haywood Road, West Asheville)–a fantastic evening of original readings by your favorite literary queer girls! Sunday, August 28th at 6 PM This year’s lineup: Lockie Hunter Meta Commerse Lori Horvitz Jessica Jacobs Melanie McNair Nickole Brown […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WCU: A Western Carolina University faculty astronomer will host a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower from 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, through sunrise on Friday, Aug. 12, at Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Perseid meteor shower is taking place July 17 through Aug. 24 as the Earth passes […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM TERPSICORPS: Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, Asheville’s premiere dance company since 2003, is presenting a fascinating and educational talk featuring a panel of world renowned professionals. Free of charge, this presentation is geared towards young dancers and their parents who are interested in either pursuing a career in dance or learning more about […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM HART: The folks at HART didn’t plan on opening the new Daniel & Belle Fangmeyer Theater with a fund raiser. The projections earlier this year had completion of the new $1.2 million dollar building by May. Opening events for donors and the community were planned for June, and then again in July. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: A large group of friends, musicians and Asheville area community members have joined together as “Friends of Kat Williams” to lend support for the iconic blues and jazz singer as she battles End Stage (stage 5) kidney disease. A “Save Kat Campaign” will be launched Thursday, Aug. 21 at 5:00 […]
Scheduled authors include Sara Addison Allen, Pepper Basham, Tom Burnette, Raymond Byram, Art Chansky, Carrie Highley, E.B. Hunter, Laura Camby McCaskill, Lee Pantas, Joy Resor, Roxanne Smith, Sarah Loudin Thomas and Marvin Wolf. PRESS RELEASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE: Asheville will host 16 local authors in the First Annual WNC AuthorFest on Saturday, April 13, […]
Although slated for a Sunday, Sept. 4 launch, the Living Asheville Arts Festival — the revamped LAAFF — will not be produced this year. PRESS RELEASE FROM ARTS 2 PEOPLE: LAAF or The Living Asheville Arts Festival (formerly known as Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival) will be taking a year off from producing Asheville’s […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE LYRIC OPERA: Join us for a very special opera talk as Author Davis Miller joins ALO Artistic Director David Craig Starkey to hold a discussion about Miller’s book Approaching Ali. Approaching Ali, a retelling of Miller’s experiences with the late Muhammad Ali after befriending him, is often lauded as one of […]
Early bird registration starts at $259 with all meals and beer/wine/entertainment included. PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Summer X Camp, an all-new summer camp for adults featuring outlandish physical team challenges, nightly entertainment, and North Carolina brews, announces today open registration for their weekend of high-octane hilarity and adventure. Crafted and executed by the same […]
Now the longest-running folk festival in the country, it celebrates its 89th anniversary this year with performances — different each night — at the Diana Wortham Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4, 5 and 6.
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Brevard is preparing to host the third annual Cycle North Carolina weekend “Mountain Ride” slated for August 13-14, 2016. Brevard was the starting town on the 2012 Cycle North Carolina “Mountains to Coast” tour and was the third stop on the inaugural tour that stretched from Murphy to Manteo back […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Jay Brown often performs as the sole member of the Jay Brown One-Man Band, but he enjoys the opportunity to play along with his favorite local musicians. For the monthly Mountain Made Music series Brown invites distinctive regional songwriters to share the White Horse Black […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: At this point it is fair to say that 3DL is one of the most powerful and inspiring gatherings/festivals on the East Coast. This is because we decided to create an event that is 100% dedicated to creating something VERY special for our attendees: A space and time that enriches […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM DIFFERENT STROKES! PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE: Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective presents Rasheeda Speaking by Joel Drake Johnson Upon returning from a few sick days, Jaclyn notices some disturbing changes in the doctor’s office where she works. Meetings are happening without her. The doctor is acting even more awkward than usual. And Ileen, […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: It’s my pleasure to invite you to both events! ADAM BOOTH with Vixi Jil Glen for MOUNTAIN STORIES! at the Buffalo Nickel on Wednesday August 17th AND! ADAM BOOTH’s story-writing workshop, “Mining The Fool’s Gold, turning your personal family stories into TALL TALES,!” at Lenoir-Rhyne University on Thursday August 18th […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: The indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest keep a treasure trove of Raven Tales, in which the shape-shifting trickster’s actions illuminate human behavior. There’s certainly a shape-shifting quality to the music of Yes the Raven, the singer-songwriter persona of Alyn Mearns, which feels contemporary yet linked to something […]
